Receiver, Miami (OH), 2014–⁠17

Sam Martin

Number
No. 83
Height
6′2″
Weight
201 lb
Hometown
Boulder, CO

Sam Martin played receiver at Miami (OH) (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Massachusetts, 2014134receiving yards, career highat Western Michigan, 20154receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Massachusetts, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Miami (OH)2232114.6543
2015Miami (OH)2954218.7275
2016Miami (OH)713419.1141
2017Miami (OH)2535914.4350
Career831,35616.31175

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Miami (OH)83WR
2015Miami (OH)83WR
2016Miami (OH)83WR
2017Miami (OH)83WR6′2″201

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Miami (OH)350.7682nd (n=496)0.5226.47%
2015Miami (OH)430.5859th (n=465)0.5325.07%
2016Miami (OH)91.94––17.5–
2017Miami (OH)390.7380th (n=507)0.5228.66%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Miami (OH) 10 games, 25 catches, 359 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atMarshallL 26–⁠311606
Sep 9vs.Austin PeayW 31–⁠10111011
Sep 16vs.CincinnatiL 17–⁠21334023
Sep 23atCentral MichiganW 31–⁠14272150
Sep 30atNotre DameL 17–⁠5232309
Oct 21vs.BuffaloW 24–⁠14343028
Oct 31atOhioL 28–⁠45581022
Nov 7vs.AkronW 24–⁠14228119
Nov 15vs.Eastern MichiganL 24–⁠27338016
Nov 21atBall StateW 28–⁠7223112
2016 Miami (OH) 4 games, 7 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.Eastern IllinoisL 17–⁠21227018
Sep 17vs.Western KentuckyL 24–⁠31255141
Oct 1vs.OhioL 7–⁠17232017
Nov 4vs.Central MichiganW 37–⁠17120020
2015 Miami (OH) 10 games, 29 catches, 542 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.PresbyterianW 26–⁠7117017
Sep 12atWisconsinL 0–⁠58446015
Sep 19vs.CincinnatiL 33–⁠374124175
Sep 26atWestern KentuckyL 14–⁠56317011
Oct 3atKent StateL 14–⁠20361035
Oct 10atOhioL 3–⁠34114014
Oct 24atWestern MichiganL 13–⁠356134060
Oct 29vs.BuffaloL 24–⁠29495143
Nov 7vs.Eastern MichiganW 28–⁠13233021
Nov 14vs.AkronL 28–⁠371101
2014 Miami (OH) 7 games, 22 catches, 321 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 6vs.Eastern KentuckyL 10–⁠17330014
Oct 4vs.MassachusettsW 42–⁠418111430
Oct 11atAkronL 19–⁠29143043
Oct 18atNorthern IllinoisL 41–⁠51454121
Oct 25vs.Kent StateW 10–⁠3110010
Nov 15atCentral MichiganL 27–⁠34236019
Nov 25vs.OhioL 21–⁠24337017

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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